Concrete Quarks

Abstract:
    A short history of the physics of strongly interacting particles is presented. Events leading to the discovery, and eventual acceptance, of concrete quarks are described.

Brief Bio:
    George Zweig received his bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Michigan and his PhD in physics from the California Institute of Technology with thesis adviser Richard Feynman. He has served as Professor of Physics at Caltech, Group Leader for Special Projects at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Principal at Renaissance Technologies, Research Associate at the MIT Research Laboratory of Electronics, as well as Founder and President of Signition Inc., a software company developing algorithms for the detection of signals in noise. Mr. Zweig received a MacArthur prize in 1981, the first year it was awarded. He is best known for his discovery of quarks, work for which the American Physical Society has honored him with the 2015 J.J. Sakurai Prize. He is a recipient of the Caltech Distinguished Alumnus Award, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.